The Washington critic., 1887-07-18

there is nothing left for us - But his
Shakespeare In Central Park, his
Thomas ut the Federal Capital and his
Washington at Newburyport proves
that in Mr.. Wards case, at least,
European sculpinrs have not covered
the whole ground Mr.. French Ia
kept busy. While giving the last
touches to General Cass he received an
order for statue of Thomas II. Gallau.
dct, the founder of the first American
deaf and dumb asylum. Mr.. French
was at work on little model of this
new statue when I visited him the
other day. As DIR. Gallaudet
was first drawn into his philanthropic
lifework by becoming interested In the
instruction Of little deaf aud dumb
girl, who was his neighbor, the sculp.
tor has very cleverly utilized this cir.
cumstance. and has decided TO model
group instead of single figure. SO
Gallaudet will be represented with
child beside him, which will greatly
add to the effect OF the production.
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Ex Senator Warner Miller spends
much of his time at Saratoga during
the heated term. His largest paper
milling plant, says q Tribune CORE.
spondent, where he rolls out about
thirty miles of news paper an hour, Is
at Jessup Landing, only twenty miles
north Of Saratoga, at the mouth of the
Adirondack wilderness, from which he
draws his chief supply of wood. The
logs iloat down the mountain streams
into the Hudson, which lands them at
his mills. He takes them, sticks them
into machine which barks them,
splits them up, grlnds them into pulp,
mixes them with cotton waste, bOils
them into milk, and runs the milk into
presses that squeeze ont the water aud
roll the news paper out by the mile. II
Is great sight TO see log of wood go
into black hole and come out of 1t q
sheet of paper.
-.
Mr.. Vest, while not success as po-
litical prophet, Gays the New York
Tribune. is one of the best story tellers
in the Senate. One day something was
said in his presence about the negro as
soldier. Vest contended that in eX-
act, literal obedience to aud enforce.
ment of orders the coiored soldier Is
unsurpassed. He said: "After the
war ] went up the river 10 Shreveport
on steamboat. There was large
quantity of Government cotton on the
lcvee protected by negro sentries, and
there were strict orders against smOk.
ing. | went ashore with Major GILES
pie. Now the Major was one of the
best fellows In the world and he was
such stickler for superiority On ac
count of birth and race that he would
hardly admit that the Caucasian and
the negro were proper subjects fol
comparison. lie was man of fiery
temper, too, and withal as brave as {
lion. AS he was lighting cigar at the
gangway | remarked; Major, the
orders against smoking are very strict.
Never mind he replied, L dom
see anybody about except Niger
guards. Well, we had not walked a
dozen yards when we heard the CON
mand Halt and the click of d
trigger as the hammer was raised. We
halted. There stood a soldier, black
as the ace of spades, looking at us
along the shining barrel Of Spring.
field rifle. 'Drap da segah, he said,
The Major looked at the gun, at the
man behind It, at the 'scgah, and then
he let the lighted 'segah' drop to tn,
ground. 'Tromp out dem sparks wa!
the next command. Again the Majoi
looked at the gun and the man behinC
1t. and then he mcekly 'tremped ou
dem sparks. After we got away
offered the Major 'segah, but he sale
that he didn't believe he cared tC
smoke"